S. William Pattis

Background

Pattis, S. William was born on July 3, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William Robert and Rose (Quint) Pattis.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1949; postgraduate, Northwestern University, 1949-1950.

Career

Executive vice president, public United Business Publications, 1949-1959. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer 3M/Pattis, 1959-1988. President NTC Public Group, Lincolnwood, Illinois, 1961-1996, Next Chapter Holdings, L.P., Highland Park, since 1996.

Director P-B Communications, Winnetka, 1978-1998. Vice-chairman Professional Media Group, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1999—2008. Board directors 1st Colonial/Highwood.

Member book and library committee United States Information Agency, Washington, 1986—1989, chairman, 1989—1993. Member executive committee Public Hall of Fame, 1987—2000. Chairman United States-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Bilateral Media Conferences, Washington and Moscow, 1990—1991.

Achievements

• S. William Pattis has been listed as a noteworthy Publisher by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Opportunities in Publishing Careers, Revised Edition

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  • Advertising (Vgm Career Planning Series)

Membership

Member President's Council Youth Opportunity, 1968-1970. Board directors Photography Youth Foundation, 1968-1970, Experiment in International Living, 1970, Institute Human Creativity, since 1983, Fund for American's Libraries, 1996-1999. Vice chairman board directors Annenberg Center for Health Sciences, since 1991, vice chairman, 1996-1999.

Trustee Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, California, since 1989, executive committee member, since 1996, chairman investment committee, 2000-2003. Trustee American Council Teachers Russian, 1992-1996. Board directors National Security Education Act, Washington, 1993-1994, Knapp School Entrepreneurship, Illinois Institute of Technology, since 2005.

Board directors resource board College Communications University Illinois, since 2006. Lord of manor, Kirkbride, England, since 1989. Member Standard Club (Chicago), Club International (Chicago), Northmoor Country Club (Highland Park, Illinois), Tamarisk Country Club (Rancho Mirage).

Connections

Married Bette Z. Levin, July 16, 1950. Children: Mark Robert, Robin Quint Himovitz.

Father:

William Robert Pattis

Mother:

Rose (Quint) Pattis

Spouse:

Bette Z. Levin

child:

Mark Robert Pattis

child:

Robin Quint Himovitz Pattis